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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making OODA Loop |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 1-2 h | 15-60 min je Zyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 4-12 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy |
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